Verify users from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz is a member of DFN-AAI, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz by having them sign in with their Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Germany
- Federation
- DFN-AAI
Institution details
- Organization
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- Description
- Single-Sign-On der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- http://www.uni-mainz.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://shib.uni-mainz.de/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- DFN-AAI
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz?
Yes. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz support persistent identifiers?
No. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in?
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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